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Citizens United & Corporate & Human Crime

dc.contributor.authorSlobogin, Christopher, 1951-
dc.date.accessioned2014-04-11T19:01:19Z
dc.date.available2014-04-11T19:01:19Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.identifier.citation14 Green Bag 2d 77 (2010)en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1803/6288
dc.description.abstractCitizens United v. Election Commission held that, like human citizens, corporations can exercise their right to free speech by spending as much money as they like trying to influence elections. This article does not attack or defend that decision, but rather explores its implications for criminal liability, corporate and otherwise. Most prominently, Citizens United reinforces the long-accepted but still highly controversial proposition that, despite their inanimate nature, corporations can be criminally prosecuted for harm they cause. Less obviously, Citizens United provides fodder for those who would soften current corporate liability and punishment rules. Less obviously still, the decision could bolster the case for expanding corporate criminal procedure rights. Finally, if the latter three developments come to pass, Citizens United might also have a significant impact on how the criminal justice system treats street criminals. After all, the courts can hardly withhold from human offenders and suspects the dispositional breaks and procedural rights they have granted non-human corporations. Right?en_US
dc.format.extent1 PDF (11 pages)en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherGreen Bag 2den_US
dc.subject.lcshCampaign funds -- Law and legislation -- United Statesen_US
dc.subject.lcshCriminal justice, Administration of -- United Statesen_US
dc.titleCitizens United & Corporate & Human Crimeen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.ssrn-urihttp://ssrn.com/abstract=1691726


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